-How Does This Map Reveal American Engineers' Technological Ability to Control

question 45

Multiple Choice

-How does this map reveal American engineers' technological ability to control the natural elements that made construction of the Panama Canal so challenging?

• A) The surrounding tropical jungle was removed to avoid any type of obstructions on the canal.
• B) Construction was rerouted so that the waterway flowed through a natural lake.
• C) A series of locks and dams was created to construct the waterway in an area prone to flooding.
• D) Dynamite was used to blast through mountain ranges that prevented the canal from flowing across the Isthmus of Panama.

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